NOTES : 1. This Chapter does not cover: CHAPTER 21 Miscellaneous edible preparations (a) mixed vegetables of heading 0712; (b) roasted coffee substitutes containing coffee in any proportion (heading 0901); (c) flavoured tea (heading 0902); (d) spices or other products of headings 0904 to 0910; (e) food preparations, other than the products described in heading 2103 or 2104, containing more than 20 % by weight of sausage, meat, meat offal, blood, fish or crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates, or any combination thereof (Chapter 16); (f) yeast put up as a medicament or other products of heading 3003 or 3004; or (g) prepared enzymes of heading 3507. 2. Extracts of the substitutes referred to in Note 1 (b) above are to be classified in heading 2101. 3. For the purposes of heading 2104, the expression homogenised composite food preparations means preparations consisting of a finely homogenised mixture of two or more basic ingredients such as meat, fish, vegetables or fruit, put up for retail sale as infant food or for dietetic purposes, in containers of a net weight content not exceeding 250g. For the application of this definition, no account is to be taken of small quantities of any ingredients which may be added to the mixture for seasoning, preservation or other purposes. Such preparations may contain a small quantity of visible pieces of ingredients. SUPPLEMENTARY NOTES : 1. In this Chapter, Pan masala means any preparation containing betel nuts and any one or more of the following ingredients, namely: lime, katha (catechu) and Chapter 21 Page : 119
tobacco whether or not containing any other ingredient, such as cardamom, copra or menthol. 2. In this Chapter betel nut product known as Supari means any preparation containing betel nuts, but not containing any one or more of the following ingredients, namely: lime, katha (catechu) and tobacco whether or not containing any other ingredients, such as cardamom, copra or menthol. 3. For the purposes of tariff item 2106 90 11, the expression Sharbat means any non-alcoholic sweetened beverage or syrup containing not less than 10% fruit juice or flavoured with non-fruit flavours, such as rose, Khus, Kevara, but not including aerated preparations. 4. Tariff item 2106 90 50, inter alia, includes preparations for lemonades or other beverages, consisting, for example, of flavoured or coloured syrup, syrup flavoured with an added concentrated extract, syrup flavoured with fruit juice and intended for use in the manufacture of aerated water, such as in automatic vending machines. 5. Heading 2106 (except tariff items 2106 90 20 and 2106 90 30), inter alia, includes: (a) protein concentrates and textured protein substances; (b) preparations for use, either directly or after processing (such as cooking, dissolving or boiling in water, milk or other liquids), for human consumption; (c) preparations consisting wholly or partly of foodstuffs, used in the making of beverages of food preparations for human consumption; (d) powders for table creams, jellies, ice-creams and similar preparations, whether or not sweetened; (e) flavouring powders for making beverages, whether or not sweetened; (f) preparations consisting of tea or coffee and milk powder, sugar and any other added ingredients; (g) preparations (for example, tablets) consisting of saccharin and foodstuff, such as lactose, used for sweetening purposes; (h) pre-cooked rice, cooked either fully or partially and their dehydrates; and Chapter 21 Page : 120
(i) preparations for lemonades or other beverages, consisting, for example, of flavoured or coloured syrups, syrup flavoured with an added concentrated extract, syrup flavoured with fruit juices and concentrated fruit juice with added ingredients. 6. Tariff item 2106 90 99 includes sweet meats commonly known as Misthans or Mithai or called by any other name. They also include products commonly known as Namkeens, mixtures, Bhujia, Chabena or called by any other name. Such products remain classified in these sub-headings irrespective of the nature of their ingredients. Chapter 21 Page : 121
2101 EXTRACTS, ESSENCES AND CONCENTRATES, OF COFFEE, TEA OR MATE AND PREPARATIONS WITH A BASIS OF THESE PRODUCTS OR WITH A BASIS OF COFFEE, TEA OR MATE; ROASTED CHICORY AND OTHER ROASTED COFFEE SUBSTITUTES, AND EXTRACTS, ESSENCES AND CONCENTRATES THEREOF - Extracts, essences and concentrates of coffee, and preparations with a basis of these extracts, essences or concentrates or wit ha basis of coffee : 210111 -- Extracts, essences and concentrates: 21011110 --- Instant coffee, flavoured 21011120 --- Instant coffee, not flovered 21011130 --- Coffee aroma 21011190 --- Other 21011200 -- Preparations with basis of extracts, essences, concentrates or with a basis of coffee 210120 - Extracts, essences and concentrates, of tea or mate, and preparations with a basis of these extracts, essences or concentrates or with a basis of tea or mate : 21012010 --- Instant tea 21012020 --- Quick brewing black tea 21012030 --- Tea aroma 21012090 --- Other 210130 - Roasted chicory and other roasted coffee substitutes, and extracts, essences and concentrates thereof : 21013010 --- Roasted chicory Chapter 21 Page : 122
21013020 --- Roasted coffee substitutes 21013090 --- Other 2102 YEASTS (ACTIVE OR INACTIVE); OTHER SINGLE CELL MICRO-ORGANISMS, DEAD (BUT NOT INCLUDING VACCINES OF HEADING 3002); PREPARED BAKING POWDERS 210210 - Active yeasts : 21021010 --- Culture yeast 21021020 --- Baker s yeast 21021090 --- Other 21022000 - Inactive yeasts, other single-cell microorganisms, dead 21023000 - Prepared baking powders 2103 SAUCES AND PREPARATIONS THERE FOR, MIXED CONDIMENTS AND MIXED SEASONINGS; MUSTARD FLOUR AND MEAL AND PREPARED MUSTARD 21031000 - Soya sauce 21032000 - Tomato ketchup and other tomato sauces 21033000 - Mustard flour and meal and prepared mustard 210390 - Other: 21039010 --- Curry paste 21039020 --- Chilli sauce 21039030 --- Majonnaise and salad dressings 21039040 --- Mixed, condiments and mixed seasoning 21039090 --- Other Chapter 21 Page : 123
2104 SOUPS AND BROTHS AND PREPARATIONS THERE FOR; HOMOGENISED COMPOSITE FOOD PREPARATIONS 210410 - Soups and broths and preparations there for: 21041010 --- Dried 21041090 --- Other 21042000 - Homogenised composite food preparations 21050000 ICECREAM AND OTHER EDIBLE ICE, WHETHER OR NOT CONTAINING COCOA 2106 FOOD PREPARATIONS NOT ELSEWHERE SPECIFIED OR INCLUDED 21061000 - Protein concentrates and textured protein substances 210690 - Other: --- Soft drink concentrates : 21069011 --- Sharbat 21069019 --- Other 21069020 --- Pan masala 21069030 --- Betel nut product known as Supari 21069040 --- Sugar-syrups containing added flavouring or colouring matter, not elsewhere specified or included; lactose syrup; glucose syrup and malto dextrine syrup 21069050 --- Compound preparations for making nonalcoholic beverages 21069060 --- Food flavouring material 21069070 --- Churna for pan 21069080 --- Custard powder Chapter 21 Page : 124
--- Other : 21069091 --- Diabetic foods 21069092 --- Sterilized or pasteurized millstone 21069099 --- Other Chapter 21 Page : 125